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There is too much evil stuff on the Internet. Time to redress the balance. The Norwegians decided not to drill oil wells in the Lofoten...

Eurovision Song Contest – High Drama and Histrionics in Rotterdam

The Eurovision Song Contest burst back onto our screens, reminding us of what we had missed in the lockdown: Euro Drama and Histrionics.

A Classic Yacht

The Nahlin was one of the last of the steam age yachts, powered by four steam engines. The sails were purely decorative.  Inside, the style was all on-trend modernity. The name itself has Native American origins, meaning  “fleet of foot”.

Lord of the Yachts

It came as no surprise when news broke that the comfortably wealthy boss of Amazon Jeff Bezos, had put pen to paper and signed...

NEW VAT RULES ON SHORT AND LONG TERM CHARTERS IN FRANCE

On December 4th 2020, the French tax authorities published a new Tax Circular (BOI-TVA-CHAMP-20-50-30-04/12/2020). It has replaced the previous Tax circular regarding the VAT...

Guest authors wanted

Got a story to share? Your experiences in the industry? Do you want to promote your knowledge and skill set? Or raise your industry...

The World Ocean Initiative

 Things are not looking good for the world's ocean. The Ocean Conservancy reports that 8m tonnes of plastic are entering the ocean annually.  The...

Some of my best crew are black

Is the superyacht industry racist? The answer is of course no. Or perhaps. Is that a yes I hear?  There are many crew from India...

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